The Evolution of Jeans: Pictures, Scones and Tea

[Quinnskimo]

God I love those 21oz'ers. Those are my end-of-the-world jeans.

[sixsixtie]

Damn I really wanted to have the title of best 21oz 5000s. I'm going to have to wait a bit to post my next pics I guess!

[Stacks]

Not a ton of progress on these S505XX since the last time I posted them (purchased off sbbjm a year ago to continue the magic), but had to wash em cause they smelled like a bonfire. The back right pocket, however, did go nuts and I feel compelled to share. I think these are now somewhere in the 2, 2 1/2 year range. No color adjustments, in the SHADE:

<- This one looks ridiculous full size, I wish I could find a host that would take a 2.7meg image.

[Bona Drag]

nice vintagey fade on those

dry bones are fuckin crazy - can't wait to see those after a wash

that contest is going to be major

flatheads above those are good too

[salaami]

impressive dry bones. can't wait to see them after a wash

seconded. i just hope he doesn't change jeans for another year. those nat. indigo sams are nice. i like how they fade slower than usual sams.

[Stacks]

Thanks salaami, the S510XX AI-N have really made me appreciate denim more as a whole.

I'll admit it was somewhat frustrating at first seeing people pull out high contrast fades on their jeans after 6 months when mine could have been ironed out and probably resold as brand new, but now I'm glad they're so stubborn. Natural Indigo at it's darkest is really something special. Frankly, I don't think these will ever get washed!

[xeLph]

skulls 5010xx 6x6 raw

near 13 months.

its supposed to be indigo not black.

phone cam

[huge gold AK-47]

they look sick though, indigo or black dood : )

[juan_bernado]

Thanks salaami, the S510XX AI-N have really made me appreciate denim more as a whole.

I'll admit it was somewhat frustrating at first seeing people pull out high contrast fades on their jeans after 6 months when mine could have been ironed out and probably resold as brand new, but now I'm glad they're so stubborn. Natural Indigo at it's darkest is really something special. Frankly, I don't think these will ever get washed!

i wouldn't wear them too long without a wash. washing vitalizes the denim and makes it last longer. no washing for 6+ months hurts the denim, which can cause praecox crotch blowouts.

cheers

[nickthechibi]

what the fuck drunkish ness

what the fuck were we doing

uniqlo002's a year + 3/4 washes 2 hotsoaks

more pics when I have time

edit: btw I'm not gay. I have no clue what the fuck we were doing

[snoppkaparN]

edit: btw I'm not gay. I have no clue what the fuck we were doing

sure you ain't ;D

[nickthechibi]

dude I just realized that my legs are like wide open facing the camera

fuck a facebook

[Charlie Delta]

Sorry but posts like that don't really belong in here.

Post better pics!

[beatle]

sam´s from last page have some character...nice

[Stacks]

i wouldn't wear them too long without a wash. washing vitalizes the denim and makes it last longer. no washing for 6+ months hurts the denim, which can cause praecox crotch blowouts.

cheers

I appreciate the advice but I think crotch blowouts have a great deal more to do with sagging / lifestyle (i.e. biking) than not washing. Washing, by my understanding, tightens the weave and that helps maintain the structural integrity of the denim, but if you aren't punishing the crotch I don't think it's a big deal. There are dozens of amazing jeans on this forum that haven't had their first wash until the 1year+ mark and haven't needed crotch repairs; I have never personally experienced a crotch blowout.

If I'm wrong, well then I guess my jeans will have more character.

[selaviso]

umm washing DOES make the denim last longer... all the nasty sweat and god knows what just breaks down the denim... but true if you arent doing wild activity theres not really much need to wash.

[Stacks]

I think we're in violent agreement

[vamks]

Hm. Honestly there isn't much of a change at all visually. The jeans as a whole are probably a few shades lighter and the contrast isn't as dramatic, but I like how it turned out. Sadly, I can't portray feel with a camera, or at least I'm not quite good enough to. In any case, here's more for your viewing pleasure.

Pre-Wash

Post-Wash

Others Post-Wash

[duck sauce]

this might be getting a bit too scientific, but i had a lab earlier about this..

useing molecular diffusion, would washing it make the indigo from areas with more dye go into the areas with less? like in the above^ or is that just the camera. the lighter areas seem darker

[salaami]

i think vamks just got like 20 heads to sign up for the DB contest. these are faded as well as any ive seen. jeans period, not just dry bones

[danisfake]

^ I agree

amazing pair of jeans. I cant +rep enough!

[vamks]

this might be getting a bit too scientific, but i had a lab earlier about this..

useing molecular diffusion, would washing it make the indigo from areas with more dye go into the areas with less? like in the above^ or is that just the camera. the lighter areas seem darker

Good observation, but that isn't the case. The difference you see isn't really accurate at all because it was such a pain in the ass to recapture the jeans exactly how i took it the first time.

I'm using one silve umbrella and a flash, but my exposure was different and the flash power wasn't the same, i'd do it differently next time if i could. good try though, haha.

[cure]

FH BSPs size 29, 5 months, only initial soak + 3-4 times in the rain, no wash

more pics in FH thread

[selaviso]

nice dude. how long are you gunna hold out on a wash. i think a wash right now would bring so much out...but then again i just love washing denim haha.

[cure]

mmm i think in a month because they got pretty smelly. might hold out for longer though if they don't smell like ass.

[eastcoastrider27]

Not a ton of progress on these S505XX since the last time I posted them (purchased off sbbjm a year ago to continue the magic), but had to wash em cause they smelled like a bonfire. The back right pocket, however, did go nuts and I feel compelled to share. I think these are now somewhere in the 2, 2 1/2 year range. No color adjustments, in the SHADE:

Lol. Those used to be mine. Kind of weird.

They're from July 2006.

[iGIT]

Here are pictures of my skulls after the wash. Sorry i took so long to upload. Bad fit pictures included ;-). Soaked once when i got them and soaked again at 6 months. first wash was at 11 months.

[bustinxjustin]

Those combs and stacks are freaking intense.

I would +rep if I could.

[Guest DCDenim]

RRL

[sayocean]

wtf is up with your whiskers. they look so fucking unnatural. either that or your thighs are fucking retarded